novelraw Chapter 1049: All for Nothing
Chapter 1049: All for Nothing
The man kissed with no skill whatsoever, making Crystal Landon feel a bit numb all over. If she let Richard Shaw kiss her so heavily, and if her lips got bruised, she would absolutely be laughed to death at Alaric Howard’s wedding.
When their breath started to become rapid, the man pushed her away aggressively, his voice low and suppressed, saying, "Next time, speak properly."
Crystal Landon’s heart was pounding wildly from the kiss. Although she often mingled in the marketplace, she never messed around with relationships, and this was her first kiss. Originally, she wanted to provoke him, but ended up getting caught herself, feeling a bit annoyed, she shook her hand and left.
The man saw her leaving with a cold face, furrowed his brows, and his mood turned suddenly gloomy. Could it be that his kissing skills were inadequate and despised?
Crystal Landon reapplied her lip color before going downstairs to chat with the old lady and others.
This time, many people from the Shaw Family went, taking advantage of Augustus Howard’s wedding to gradually attend some prestigious Imperial City gatherings.
Each household selected an outstanding girl to come, including Lana Shaw and Calliope Shaw whom Crystal had seen last time, attending the Howard Family’s wedding using the old lady’s favor as a stepping stone to gain entry into the social circle of debutantes.
Lana Shaw and Calliope Shaw were probably specifically warned by their elders when they returned, knowing that Crystal now holds the power of the Shaw Mansion, the old lady adores her, Richard Shaw doesn’t care about the family’s internal affairs, and he seems to be a doting husband. Building a connection with Crystal surpasses befriending any debutante in Imperial City, so they surrounded Crystal on both sides, and looking at the Red Jade Bracelet on her wrist, they exclaimed, "Crystal, the color of your bracelet is really nice."
"I think it’s because Crystal is good-looking, so anything she wears looks good." Calliope Shaw was a bit more magnanimous than Lana Shaw.
Seeing that both of them were just over twenty years old and seldom appeared in the social circle due to the Shaw Family’s low profile, Crystal now saw their intentions of forming a connection with her. Being from the Shaw Family herself, she decided to lend a hand if she could, and cheerfully said, "I have a pair of bracelets with excellent clarity, their color is quite light, not Imperial Green like Granny’s, but ice-colored with floral patterns, which would differentiate them from Granny’s. If you like, I’ll give each of you one."
Saying that, Crystal asked Mrs. Zhao to fetch the pair of ice-patterned flower bracelets from the storeroom.
Upon hearing this, Lana Shaw and Calliope Shaw’s eyes lit up with delight, surprised that after saying just two sentences and expressing goodwill, Crystal wanted to gift them jade bracelets, and they knew anything from the Shaw Family was excellent.
Mrs. Zhao brought out the pair of bracelets, completely transparent with beautiful floral patterns intertwined with blue and green. Although it didn’t match up to Imperial Green, Imperial Green couldn’t really suit young ladies, but the ice-patterned flower bracelet was different.
Lana Shaw and Calliope Shaw happily accepted, growing even closer to Crystal Landon, feeling that their parents were absolutely right to have them build a relationship with her. Now that the major power in the Shaw Family was in Crystal’s hands, gifting such precious items so readily made them admire her and feel a bit envious.
There were two other young women from the Shaw Family who saw this and instantly felt extreme regret, not expecting Lana Shaw and Calliope Shaw to act so quickly. Although they knew Crystal married Richard Shaw, seeing that she was around their age, they were intent on ingratiating themselves with the old lady.
But it ended up all being for nothing.